Programme Manager recruitment
Our client, a leading investment management firm, is seeking a Programme Manager to work within theirEdinburghteam. The Programme Manager will be aligned to the Front Office Programme of Change and will interact daily with Equity and Fixed Income teams. To succeed in shaping projects/programmes on behalf of this area of the business the Programme Manager will need to draw heavily upon prior business knowledge/experience of the Investment Process and quickly establish themselves as a trusted advisor among key stakeholders.
Responsibilities of the Programme Manager:
- Structure and lead change programmes - a collection of projects shaped and managed collectively to achieve a common goal as well as cost and resource schedule optimisation
- The successful delivery of the programme to its agreed specification - time, cost and quality.
- The effective and optimal management of resources within the programme
- The effective management of the schedule, roadmap and inter-dependencies between projects within the programme, and between programmes
- The management of key relationships
Background of the Programme Manager:
- Have worked as a programme manager/director previously
- Experience leading major programmes with a record of success delivery
- Past experience working directly within investment management or asset servicing absolutely essential
- Experience working on both business and IT projects/programmes
- Understanding of risk
This is a permanent Monday - Friday position for a Programme Manager paying an excellent salary plus bonus and benefits.
